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A straight wire is kept horizontally along east-west direction. If a steady current flows in wire from east to west, the…

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A straight wire is kept horizontally along east-west direction. If a steady current flows in wire from east to west, the magnetic field at a point above the wire will point towards

a

East

b

West

c

North

d

South

✓ Correct answer: c)

North

Explanation

\(B=\frac{{\mu }_{0}i}{2\pi r}\)

from Right hand thumb rule, direction of B is North.

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